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Tensions flare in Ferguson, Mo., over police shooting

Protests continue into Tuesday

Protestors march down West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 19, 2014. Police are preventing demonstrators from stopping along sidewalks but allowing marches up and down sidewalks on the same stretch of street where nightly protests have turned violent. U.S. Lawmakers on Tuesday called for calm and a change in police tactics in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, which has been rocked racially charged clashes and riots after a white officer killed an unarmed black teenager on Aug. 9.

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Protests continue into Tuesday

Resident John West, left, hands a rose to a police officer, showing his appreciation with help in cleanup efforts in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 19, 2014.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Police officers detain a demonstrator for protesting Michael Brown's murder in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon lifted the curfew for the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson on Monday and began deploying National Guard troops to help quell days of rioting and protests spurred by the fatal shooting of the black unarmed teenager by a white policeman.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, people protest on August 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Demonstrators stand in the middle of West Florissant Ave. as they react to tear gas fired by police during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol speaks to media during a protest on West Florissant Ave. in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014. Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest in a Missouri town where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, just hours after President Barack Obama called for calm.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Demonstrators gesture during a protest on West Florissant Ave. in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Brown family attorney Daryl Parks points on an autopsy diagram to the head wound that was likely fatal to Michael Brown during a news conference in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014. The family of Michael Brown paid for an independent autopsy which was carried out by Dr. Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner for the City of New York.

Unrest continues on Monday night

Law enforcement officers watch on during a protest on West Florissant Ave. in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Police lob tear gas at people walking near a protest over the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014. Earlier in the day the photographer, Scott Olson, was detained by police while photographing protests on the street.

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Unrest continues on Monday night

Demonstrators cover their faces as tear gas fills the air as police fire the gas against an unruly crowd protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 18, 2014. Police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades as violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A crowd of 200 defy a curfew Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Protestors march and hold their fists aloft as they march during ongoing demonstrations in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 16, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Demonstrators protest against the August 9 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by holding their hands up while gathered on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri late on Aug. 16, 2014. A crowd of some 200 demonstrators defied a curfew days after police shot dead the unarmed black teen, triggering a wave of rioting.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A protester yells towards police in a cloud of tear gas after protests in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown turned violent near Ferguson, Mo. Aug. 17, 2014. Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Mo., which has been racked by protests since an unarmed black teenager was shot by police last week.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A protester reaches down to throw back a smoke canister as police clear a street after the passing of a midnight curfew meant to stem ongoing demonstrations in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 17, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Demonstrators protest against the August 9 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by holding their hands up while gathered on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, late on August 16, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Smoke trails tear gas canisters fired into the air after protests in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown turned violent near Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 17, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A woman gets help as she tries to recover from a tear gas attack by police who attacked demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Protester kicks tear gas canister back toward police during demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo. on night of August 17, 2014

Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A man is overcome by tear gas which police launched at demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A protester picks up a gas canister to throw back towards the police after tear gas was fired at demonstrators reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 17, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Protesters throw rocks and attempt to block the street after protests in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown turned violent near Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 17, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A demonstrator wears a makeshift headscarf with police tape around it as he takes part in a protest at the killing of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 17, 2014.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

A law enforcement officer on a tactical vehicle watches after a device was fired to disperse a crowd, Aug. 17, 2014, during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Ty Crustfield pauses before a makeshift memorial in the middle of the street where Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Mo. on August 9.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

During a press conference Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol holds up an FBI card that is being given to residents as part of an investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Aug. 16, 2014. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Ferguson on Saturday following a week-long series of racially charged protests and looting over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.

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Confrontations with police continue in Ferguson, Mo.

Demonstrators hand water to each other through a broken McDonald's window, after tear gas was fired upon protesters in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 17, 2014.